Getafe 0-2 Barcelona, La Liga: Recap

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Barcelona have taken another massive step towards winning back-to-back La Liga titles thanks to hard-fought 2-0 win against Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Saturday afternoon. The game was as tough as advertised with Getafe employing their usual annoying tactics, but Fermín López and Marcus Rashford found the net in crucial moments to secure Barça’s first victory away at Getafe since 2019 and open up a huge 11-point gap at the top of the table with five games to go.

Reactions & Observations

• The first half went exactly as expected: Getafe sat deep, played physical football, tried everything in their power to frustrate Barça, and went pretty much the entire period without conceding a real opportunity. Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski had good moments early and Roony Bardghji missed a good chance inside the box, but Barça struggled to create consistent good offense.
• Getafe looked set to take a goalless draw into the break, but a fantastic play from Pau Cubarsí to win the ball back in midfield followed by a sensational through ball from Pedri and a neat finish by Fermín López gave the Blaugrana the lead just before halftime, and Barça had a crucial one-goal advantage going into the final period.